"People called me and asked me to fall at Wembley because they need news for me. So I did it on purpose," Mourinho said with a grin.

"It was a good dive! I protected my phones. No penalty, maybe a yellow card."

Are we to assume it was also deliberate when Mourinho fell squarely on his backside while attempting to enter his Real Madrid dugout during a game against Getafe in 2011?

Or how about the time in 2005 when he attempted to wind up Frank Rijkaard by defiantly predicting Barcelona's starting XI before a Champions League clash against Chelsea only to have his grandstand 'mic drop' walk-out moment ruined by a locked door?